Like cricket, anything possible in politics: Gadkari on Maharashtra govt formation

MUMBAI: Union minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday that no matter who forms the government in Maharashtra, the developmental projects and policies rolled out by the previous regime would not be interrupted. "I feel that there will be no difference. In Indian experience, in our democracy, the governments are changed but there is no problem with the projects and they continue," said Gadkari. "I don't know which government will come to power. Any government - whether it's NCP, Congress, BJP or Shiv Sena - will support positive policies and big projects," he added. When asked about the prospects of government formation in Maharashtra, Gadkari drew parallel between cricket and politics, saying that anything can happen. "Anything can happen in cricket and politics. Sometimes you feel you are losing the match, but the result is exactly the opposite. Also, I have just arrived from Delhi, I don't know the detailed politics of Maharashtra," he said. Leaders of NCP, Congress and Shiv Sena, who are in talks to form a non-BJP government in Maharashtra, have prepared a draft Common Minimum Programme (CMP) which will now be sent to senior leaderships of three parties. BJP, which emerged as the single-largest party with 105 seats in the 288-member assembly, expressed its inability to form the government after logjam with Shiv Sena, which insisted on an equal share of power and the post of chief minister for half-term. State governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari later gave time to both Shiv Sena and NCP, who expressed their inability to form the government within the given time-frame.

Source: The Times of India

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